The Digital Double-Edged Sword: Social Media’s Impact on Mental Health

President’s Lecture Series Spring 2025

Co-sponsored with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health company

This dynamic panel brings together experts to explore the emotional highs and lows of life online, from anxiety and depression to connection and advocacy. Gain deeper insights and practical tools to navigate the digital world more mindfully in an engaging discussion with interactive elements.

Download any available PowerPoint presentations on the Monday prior to the panel by clicking on the presenter’s topic.

Contact Hours: Two
Fee: None

Speaker Information

• The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media
  Paul Weigle, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UConn School of Medicine
• The Unique Challenges of Adolescents and Social Media
  Carol Vidal, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Social Media Use Among Older Adults: Connection of Isolation?
  Sandra Harris, BA, MS, President of Massachusetts AARP
• Ethical Responsibility of Social Media Companies
  Megan Hawk, DNPc, MS, RN, PMHNPc, Assistant Professor, Psychiatric NP Program, Regis College
  Ethical Responsibility of Social Media Companies

Download any available PowerPoint presentations on the Monday prior to the panel by clicking on the presenter’s topic.

Registration Information: You must preregister by 3 p.m. on April 2, 2025.

This activity has been submitted to American Nurses Association Massachusetts, for approval to award contact hours. American Nurses Association Massachusetts is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. For more information regarding contact hours, please email presidents.lectureseries@regiscollege.edu.